About this project

$5,830

pledged of $5,000 goal

96

backers

We’ve poured everything we’ve got into this band and up
until now have been able to keep it afloat.
But after all these years we’ve found ourselves in a mountain of
debt…
to audio and video studios, CD pressing companies, merch companies, etc,
over ten thousand dollars in debt-- and face a whole lot more
challenges in the
imminent future. It is not without
swallowing our pride that we ask you all for your help. We’re raising money to keep this band alive
while we, the members of the band, pay back our debt.

In typical TWS fashion, we have a plan. It
starts with a tour this fall-- but our van needs a new engine before we go out again,
and when we do, we spend more money in gas than we get paid every night. We’re going through the Midwest to Chicago,
and back through Canada and New England, it's going to be awesome.
Once we get back on the horse performing shows we’ll record a music
video for ‘Days Like These’ (featured in the video) in the winter, and then a write and record some new music thereafter. Every one of these is
a big ticket item that we want to accomplish but is very heavy on our
wallets. We’re trying to raise $5000 to help
keep us moving forward. In reality it’s
going to cost much more than that and we will continue to pour in every penny
we can afford, this is just what we need from you guys to get back to a point
where we’re not drowning and can continue to follow our lifelong dream.

It’s never been about the money, we do this because we love
it. Unfortunately we’re at a point now
that we just don’t have anything left to pour into it. We’ve caught ourselves working day jobs so
much to support the band that it’s gotten in the way of the most important thing:
being in the band. We want to get back
out there. We want to play your favorite
club, firehouse, community center, church basement, even your backyard as we
have so many times before, make some more videos for you to watch and record
some more songs for you to listen to, and continue to do what we absolutely
love to do. Any amount helps. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts
for watching this video.

If you don't have any money to share, help spread the word about our cover video or one of our originals!

A picture of the famous Adam made TWS Shoes!

A fuzzier but full color pictures of the 'banner' shoe design

You might be wondering 'didn't your video just go viral? How could you possibly need money?' The fact is, that's how bad it is for bands. We appeared on a couple TV shows and Buzz sites, raced to a quarter million views and still have nothing to show for it. As of the time of writing this, it cost more to get the video online to download than we've made back from it! We want to run with the buzz, which is why we're here asking for help. Thank you, and we love you all.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $1,000 or more
About $1,000

First of all, thank you so much. The Waffle Stompers will perform a show for you, public or private. We will learn the songs you want us to play and dress how you want us to dress. Wedding, Barmitzva, Graduation, Pool Party, whatever. We'll even read poetry if you want. As long as your within a 6 hour radius we can be extremely flexible with the date. Further than that we'll plan out a trip to make it happen. And of course, rewards 1-4.